Why do we bother?

[letrec_fan]

I sometimes just wonder why we bother with those over sensitive beasts called horses? I absolutely adore my boy but we are repeatedly back to square one. I ended up crying in my lesson - I wouldn't trade him for the world but why does he insist on rotating his pelvis out at the slightest thing?! I knew he hadn't been going right for a while (have been repeatedly mentioning this to my mum) but when someone is standing on the ground telling you this doesn't it make it so much worse? We start to work better but then on the brink of some sort of success we are knocked back again by misfortune. I know he will be able to do great things - he is only 13 (a mere teenager!) - but he has obviously had one heck of a bad racing accident when he fell. Everyone seems to think it is because I may not be able to ride him - but it is nothing to do with that - I just can't stand the thought of him being in pain when I ride and sort of forcing him to do something. So I don't obviously, but it is hard with other people around. "Oh, he's not doing this or that or whatever, he's like a board, he won't go in an outline, don't let him do that" kind of thing and it just makes you feel completley defeated and rubbish.

Am I alone here?

 

[YourStar]

We all feel like this sometimes, I feel like this after days of schooling and perfecting,an hour of plaiting and preening at 6 in the morning, then standing on the edge of the ramp to the lorry trying to drag my silly mare in ! All the hard work you put in aiming for something and then it all of a sudden seems like its for nothing! Its very disheartening and sometimes makes you wonder WHY! you bother, but then you think of the pleasure you get when you reach your goal, whatever it may be, winning your class or even just going for a quiet hack with no problems

Chin up

xxx

 

[narkymare]

oh dear sounds like youve had a pretty bad day but thats horses for courses lol -- i sometimes ask myuself why i bother but at end of the day its because i love my boy - god knows why, hes grumpy stubborn and downright rude!
let your instructor know how you are feeling - big hugs - tomorrows another day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[[69117]]

Don't worry, we all have days like this. Although this won't help at all, it's nice to know there is someone out there who's going through the same thing - good to know you're not alone!

I had a good old sob in the field today with my boy - he has had five seperate injuries in the last two months, and I just can't afford it any more. He's literally taking all my money! I had three days last week just eating baguettes and houmous, cause that's all I had left and all I could afford before I got paid. I had a good cry in the field, and told him that I can't afford all the vets bills, the £15 a day on bandages and could he just please please stop hurting himself, and stop making every injury worse by being an idiot. He put his head on my shoulder and gave me a cuddle, and it was all alright again.

They drive me mad sometimes, but when I think about my life without them, I don't see any life at all.

Good luck with your boy, it'll make you stronger as a team, and when you get there it'll be so wonderful!

 

[letrec_fan]

Thank you so much everyone. Nice to be reminded why we do! Hopefully it will make it all the better when we finally do achieve our goal.